Claire,

Sounds like you have got most of the things ready! You can indeed just edit out the bits you dont want the ECO to read.

All the best.

Hi Claire, My wife didnt' have an interview, our application was dealt by paperwork only. Islamabad conduct very little interview these days. OK, evidence of sponsor's funds, Im just going to re-iterate what john said and say just send EVERYTHING you can, theres never too little (as long as its rele...

I didnt think Fedex would be of much help. They are just the couriers who take the documents from one place to another.

They probably asked him to fax the details to verify who he is,

all the best

no Computer #? Hmm.. Thats quite strange, I would still advise you to contact the Embassy visa helpline directly (I dont think Fedex will help much), and they will give you an update. I know it must say dont contact for individual applications, but you've waited 11 weeks and no reply, so I dont thin...

Hi Claire! I applied for my spouses settlement visa earlier this year at ISB and I know it takes ages!! Firstly, I think the timescale for a reply is about 14 weeks, which makes it early August before you are supposed get a reply. So I think you should wait at least until then. However, here are a f...

I agree with John though, so seems like theres different advice being given. The Job Centre/local DSS office wont give appointments just for NI numbers for the sake of it. They say just start your job and sometime before next april you'll need your NI number, plently of time

Im sure I read somewhere that if the wife + son are on a settlement visa in the probation period of 2 years, in the unlikely event of the spouses death, they get given ILR, I cant remmber where I read it though, I'll try try it out tonight

What is your nationality and what is the nationality of your boyfriend?

As a general rule, I dont think the boyfriend would need a residence permit beforehand, as he already has the freedom to travel & work within the EU/EEA

Hi John, Islamabad currently only conducts a very small number of interviews, most of the assessment is done by paperwork only. possibly due to the security situation. In fact, on another refusal form that I have for someone else, it says "To xxxxx You have applied for Entry Clearence to the UK...

Actually, Naseem Ahmed is indeed someone associated with the British Embassy in Islamabad as I have had correspondence from him in the past as well (he has a @fco.gov.uk address too) Plus they would've only got your email address from when you filled in the initial application form and written in yo...

Raven, Im sure this must all be very distressing for you, I went through the same procedure of applying in January this year but thank god my wife got her visa after 14 weeks. Funnily enough, I am helping someone with an appeal at the moment and will give you a few pointers. 1. Wait for the appeal p...

reading that again, i think i just ditto'd khurram

Having been through applying in Islamabad lately, they are taking about 4 months to process settlement visas. So if I had to do it again, I would do the Nikah, get it registered, get the translation and the paperwork ready and submit the visa. The 'traditional' marriage (Rukhsati?) where you formall...

indeed, a nikah is, in fact, a contract of marriage, so in effect, you could go for the spouse visa instead?

Toto, Any application to the British Embassy for an EEA family permit will need her passport at least, along with your passport and marriage certificate (with translation if applicable) If this is currently with the Portugese authorities in the view of getting a Portugese residence permit, then Im a...

shahzad,

i dunno if u read urdu, but there is alot of info about this on www.jazbainternational.com

on the right there is a link "spain immigration news"

hope it helps

I've found a site at http://www.ind.nl/EN/index.asp which does indeed say that she can get an EEA permit in her passport and come to live with me as a family member. However, now this side of things is ok, back to the ILR/naturalisation issue :p say if she comes to the UK, and after a short period o...

Thanks for your quick reply Jon! Well her British visa is currently under process and she will be here soon, so Im working on what to do after she gets here :) so, according to your advice, I can apply for a EEA Family Permit, that would have to be done here in the UK, but it sounds like a much bett...

Hi, Im a brit citizen and my wife is from Pakistan who (hoping she gets her visa in April) will join me here soon. The firm I work for has offered me a position to work in the the Netherlands office, obviously I can come & go as I please, but I want to think about how we will get the travel/resi...